leadership coaching

The owner of a big printing shop had been preparing to sell his company for months. When he came close to the date to put out the offer, he kept coming up with dramas at work he needed to fix. He asked to reschedule our coaching session. I asked for five minutes of his time.…

You may be the most unquestioning, benevolent leader around but people may not trust you. I was teaching a coaching class to a group of leaders in a bank. I had to practically bribe someone to volunteer for a demonstration. Even then, I didn’t feel as if the man was sharing a problem he really…

At the end of the day, do you feel smarter? Yet how much time do you spend reading blog posts, scanning articles, and rushing through ebooks to get the highlights? It’s likely this time is wasted. Even if you take time to savor a well-written, hands-on book, probably the only thing you will remember is…

Wouldn’t it be great to feel confident about your choices…to know the answers under pressure, to rightly respond to adversity, to choose the better path when the road splits in two? Be careful what you wish for. You might aspire to be like leaders who are boldly decisive. Be wary. They are dangerous. You might…

My partner, Karl, was telling me about how the new guy at work is finally settling in to his surroundings. He used to own a business, so he came into this arrangement asking a lot of questions. He wanted to know if they had ever considered doing things like their office procedures or equipment placement…